on who I am (at the moment)...
I am...
...feeling ridiculously full of Christmas spirit this year - which is a nice change, because the last couple years I was borderline Scrooge-ish throughout most of December. I'm not sure what the difference is now, but I'll definitely take it with a smile.
...done decorating and nearly done Christmas shopping. (Which may be a reason for feeling much less stressed this year!)
...still recovering from an incident involving an entire bowl of miso soup, poor motor skills and my lunch break at work. Yeah. It was pretty bad. (Thankfully a coworker had an extra uniform I could borrow, but really? Sometimes I question my ability to be an adult.)
...slightly giddy about my annual bonus from work. Trying to decide what to splurge on with it: this (CHARTREUSE!) mirror (and putting the rest in savings) or a new iPod (I have an ancient iPod mini that is dying a slow and painful death). Hmmm. Decisions, decisions.
...reeling from a margarita-fueled conversation with my husband in which we dished about doing all we can to live our dreams in the coming year. More than ever, we're both so ready to do what we want to do job-wise, and not what we feel we have to do. It's exciting to think of what the year ahead holds for us. I'm very optimistic, and it feels good to be setting some goals that will help us get to where we want to be. Mission one: save money like crazy. Which is totally possible. It's a good thing that - for the most part - we're both really good at saving money.
...ready for another vacation (already).
...already done watching every holiday-inspired movie I own (I don't own many, obviously).
...wondering at what point I will stop having a happy seizure whenever I see a preview for New Moon. I'm thinking I may need to go see it again. You know, just to get it out of my system. And to have another reason to wear my New Moon shirt in public. (See here for photographic evidence. You're welcome. Unless you're not a Twilight fan, in which case I'd like to ask you not to judge me.)
...missing my family a lot, but that's just the usual.
...realizing how much our little duplex is beginning to feel like home. I never felt this way about our apartment, and I'm thankful that I'm starting to feel at least a little bit attached to the place we're in now. I'm learning how important it is to do my very best to make myself feel happy and cozy where I live. It's the little things: curtains for the windows, a new pillow cover, changing the photos in the frames, lighting candles that fill the room with the scent of vanilla. All of these things make me happy and content with this place we call home.
...going to punch my husband in the mouth the next time he tells me about one of his friends who is pregnant. Just saying. (For the record, I'm kind of ridiculous because although my baby fever is raging, I'm happy with where my life is right now and am not ready for many aspects of motherhood. But, still. My husband never wants to talk about babies unless he's telling me about someone else being pregnant. I mean, throw me a freaking bone here.)
...in hibernation. Well, when it comes to going to the gym, anyway.
...really craving a grilled cheese sandwich. I really need one in my life right now. Let's make it happen.













